He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth

After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant,

After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant,

Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless the LORD your God." And all the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand,

You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah

Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!

a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him?

For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: "I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

"Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the LORD, "I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?

And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'

"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.'

And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. read more. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."

So the servantfell on his knees, imploring him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'

And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again.

After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you."

And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

"What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God."

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"--

And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,

for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."

thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do."

And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces

And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.

But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, "Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean."

And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]

just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us,

that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,

and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him.

She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!" read more. But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.

"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.

See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."

and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.

And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world."

For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.

So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten.

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.

Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. read more. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever."

This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever."

This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever."

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

So Jesus said to the Twelve, "Do you want to go away as well?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,

The Jews therefore marveled, saying, "How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?"

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."

Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death." The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

If he called them gods to whom the word of God came--and Scripture cannot be broken--

So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."

If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.

Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.

Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

"I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.

I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. read more. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.

For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.

And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.

God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

'But I will judge the nation that they serve,' said God, 'and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.'

But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: "'Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.'

But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.

When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,

When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.

To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,

And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, "'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'

And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, "'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.' Therefore he says also in another psalm, "'You will not let your Holy One see corruption.'

Therefore he says also in another psalm, "'You will not let your Holy One see corruption.'

Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues."

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,

And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,

And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

"And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,

But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.

And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council.

But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear the man myself.""Tomorrow," said he, "you will hear him."

to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind."

But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,

When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.

and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you

I want you to know, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.

because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

We know that our old selfwas crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.

For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good.

For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. read more. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,

though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad--in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls--

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?"

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.

But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say "Amen" to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying?

If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds? But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,

But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body.

If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.

who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn--fighting without and fear within.

For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness

Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh--

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,

And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

"Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch"

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices

bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels

who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;

But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,

For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,

and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel,

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,

So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,

For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain."

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place.

These preparations having thus been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties,

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds," then he adds, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more." read more. Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.

Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest

For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned."

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,

We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you,not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.

Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and they will learn that I have loved you.

And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!"

"Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.

And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.

And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.

And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name."

Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, "Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments.

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him.